Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Here To Scream

Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Here To Scream

HANOVER, Germany (Wireless Flash) – Rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay, it will never die – but a singer’s voice can. And that’s why Scorpions lead singer Klaus Meine is very careful with his signature scream. The German metalheads of “Rock You Like A Hurricane” fame are about to launch their first tour of the U.S. since 1999 and the dates have been carefully planned to give the singer’s pipes a break every few days. Meine describes the rigors of singing in concert like this: “It’s like you play a guitar and every other day you lose a string.” The Scorpions frontman learned the importance of treating his throat to some TLC early on: He lost his voice in the early 1980s and underwent two vocal chord operations to restore it. That’s why one of the most important stops on the tour is checking in with Meine’s voice doctor in New York. The tour kicks off May 27 in Las Vegas and a greatest hits album, Bad For Good, hits stores the next day.

Wed 05-15-02